My dad is Black and my mom is white. I struggle to embrace my identity.

• Growing up in France, in a predominantly white community, race was never discussed.
• As a mixed-race person, it can be difficult to exist at the intersection of different identities.
• My ethnicity can also be a strength that allows me to navigate a world between cultures and races.

My dad is from Guadeloupe, a French island in the West Indies. When he was 18 years old, he moved to the mainland and met my mom. They settled together and started their family in the Southwest of France.